Sunderland slipped out of the League One play-off places following Sheffield Wednesday's 4-1 win over Cheltenham Town. But one solace for Alex Neil and Co is that the games in hand situation has now largely disappeared following a weekend on inactivity for the Black Cats.
The international break means several sides have now caught up on their outstansing fixtures, with only second-placed Wigan Athletic and tenth-placed Portsmouth having played less than Sunderland in ther promotion pack. And it should now mean a straight run to the finish line for all sides hoping to feature in the end-of-season play-offs.
Wednesday climbed into the play-off places after coming from behind to beat Cheltenham at Hillsborough. The Owls found themselves behind in the fourth minute when Alfie May fired past home goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
